"You've got the UK government appearing to say that they don't want to say in 'the' customs union, but they want to stay in 'a' customs union, which would be pretty much identical to the European customs union that we're in already. It's nonsensical and ridiculous. "I think it increasingly makes the UK government look like a bit of a laughing stock."

]]>http://politicoscope.com/2017/08/15/scotland-politics-uk-brexit-customs-union-plan-daft-sturgeon/feed/067844SCOTLAND POLITICS: Scottish Independence Vote ‘Would Be Terrible’: Donald Trumphttp://politicoscope.com/2017/08/02/scotland-politics-scottish-independence-vote-would-be-terrible-donald-trump/
http://politicoscope.com/2017/08/02/scotland-politics-scottish-independence-vote-would-be-terrible-donald-trump/#respondWed, 02 Aug 2017 12:39:49 +0000http://politicoscope.com/?p=67234Having been asked about "trade talks with Britain", US President Donald Trump is noted as saying: "We're going to be very involved with the UK. I mean, you don't hear the word Britain any more. It's very interesting. It's like, nope."

]]>http://politicoscope.com/2017/08/02/scotland-politics-scottish-independence-vote-would-be-terrible-donald-trump/feed/067234SCOTLAND POLITICS: Sturgeon Postpones Second Referendum Until After Brexithttp://politicoscope.com/2017/06/27/scotland-politics-sturgeon-postpones-second-referendum-until-after-brexit/
http://politicoscope.com/2017/06/27/scotland-politics-sturgeon-postpones-second-referendum-until-after-brexit/#respondTue, 27 Jun 2017 18:06:47 +0000http://politicoscope.com/?p=65441"We will not seek to introduce the legislation for an independence referendum immediately," Sturgeon told the Scottish parliament. "The Scottish government will reset the plan I set out."

]]>http://politicoscope.com/2017/06/27/scotland-politics-sturgeon-postpones-second-referendum-until-after-brexit/feed/065441SCOTLAND POLITICS: SNP Ready to Unite With Corbyn Against May: Sturgeonhttp://politicoscope.com/2017/05/29/scotland-politics-snp-ready-to-unite-with-corbyn-against-may-sturgeon/
http://politicoscope.com/2017/05/29/scotland-politics-snp-ready-to-unite-with-corbyn-against-may-sturgeon/#respondMon, 29 May 2017 10:56:35 +0000http://politicoscope.com/?p=64350“If there was to be a hung parliament, of course we would look to be part of a progressive alliance that pursued progressive policies,” Sturgeon said.

]]>http://politicoscope.com/2017/05/29/scotland-politics-snp-ready-to-unite-with-corbyn-against-may-sturgeon/feed/064350SCOTLAND POLITICS: Sturgeon in Letter to Theresa May, Demands Independence Votehttp://politicoscope.com/2017/03/31/scotland-politics-sturgeon-in-letter-to-theresa-may-demands-independence-vote/
http://politicoscope.com/2017/03/31/scotland-politics-sturgeon-in-letter-to-theresa-may-demands-independence-vote/#respondFri, 31 Mar 2017 15:43:05 +0000http://politicoscope.com/?p=61313Sturgeon: "In these very changed circumstances the people of Scotland have the right to choose our own future, to exercise our right of self determination."

]]>http://politicoscope.com/2017/03/31/scotland-politics-sturgeon-in-letter-to-theresa-may-demands-independence-vote/feed/061313SCOTLAND POLITICS: Daily Political News in Briefhttp://politicoscope.com/2017/03/28/scotland-politics-daily-political-news-in-brief/
http://politicoscope.com/2017/03/28/scotland-politics-daily-political-news-in-brief/#respondTue, 28 Mar 2017 18:00:27 +0000http://politicoscope.com/?p=61113"Scotland, like the rest of the UK, stands at a crossroads," First Minister Nicola Sturgeon told the Edinburgh assembly at the start of Tuesday's debate.

]]>http://politicoscope.com/2017/03/28/scotland-politics-ruth-davidson-biography/feed/061065NORTHERN IRELAND POLITICS: Martin McGuinness Funeral Takes Center Stagehttp://politicoscope.com/2017/03/23/northern-ireland-politics-martin-mcguinness-funeral-takes-center-stage/
http://politicoscope.com/2017/03/23/northern-ireland-politics-martin-mcguinness-funeral-takes-center-stage/#respondThu, 23 Mar 2017 14:14:54 +0000http://politicoscope.com/?p=60644"I'm here to see history," said Antoinette McGuinness, 66, from Leitrim in the Irish republic. She said there were bus loads of mourners traveling from south of the border.

]]>http://politicoscope.com/2017/03/23/scotland-politics-nicola-sturgeon-biography/feed/060615SCOTLAND POLITICS: Parliament Begins Debate On New Independence Referendumhttp://politicoscope.com/2017/03/21/scotland-politics-parliament-begins-debate-on-new-independence-referendum/
http://politicoscope.com/2017/03/21/scotland-politics-parliament-begins-debate-on-new-independence-referendum/#respondTue, 21 Mar 2017 17:50:04 +0000http://politicoscope.com/?p=60524"It will simply not be acceptable for the UK government to stand as a roadblock to the democratically expressed will of this parliament," said Sturgeon.

]]>http://politicoscope.com/2017/03/21/scotland-politics-parliament-begins-debate-on-new-independence-referendum/feed/060524SCOTLAND POLITICS: Ignoring Scottish Referendum Mandate Would ‘Shatter’ UK Structure: Sturgeonhttp://politicoscope.com/2017/03/18/scotland-politics-ignoring-scottish-referendum-mandate-would-shatter-uk-structure-sturgeon/
http://politicoscope.com/2017/03/18/scotland-politics-ignoring-scottish-referendum-mandate-would-shatter-uk-structure-sturgeon/#respondSat, 18 Mar 2017 20:00:49 +0000http://politicoscope.com/?p=60314Sturgeon will press on with plans to hold a new Scottish independence referendum as announced earlier this week, and expects to get authorization from the devolved parliament on Wednesday to seek a new vote once the terms for Brexit are clear but before Britain leaves the EU.

]]>http://politicoscope.com/2017/03/18/scotland-politics-ignoring-scottish-referendum-mandate-would-shatter-uk-structure-sturgeon/feed/060314SCOTLAND POLITICS: Scoxit Referendum: Theresa May Says ‘Now is Not the Time’http://politicoscope.com/2017/03/16/scotland-politics-scoxit-referendum-theresa-may-says-now-is-not-the-time/
http://politicoscope.com/2017/03/16/scotland-politics-scoxit-referendum-theresa-may-says-now-is-not-the-time/#respondThu, 16 Mar 2017 14:33:52 +0000http://politicoscope.com/?p=60205British Prime Minister Theresa May has said that "now is not the time" for a second referendum on Scottish independence.

]]>http://politicoscope.com/2017/03/14/scotland-politics-who-decides-whether-scotland-holds-independence-referendum/feed/060068SCOTLAND POLITICS: Sturgeon Demands New Independence Vote Before Brexithttp://politicoscope.com/2017/03/13/scotland-politics-sturgeon-demands-new-independence-vote-before-brexit/
http://politicoscope.com/2017/03/13/scotland-politics-sturgeon-demands-new-independence-vote-before-brexit/#respondMon, 13 Mar 2017 13:05:25 +0000http://politicoscope.com/?p=60040"If Scotland is to have real choice that choice must be between autumn of next year 2018, and spring of 2019," Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon said.

]]>http://politicoscope.com/2017/03/13/scotland-politics-sturgeon-demands-new-independence-vote-before-brexit/feed/060040SCOTLAND POLITICS: Second Independence Referendum Inevitablehttp://politicoscope.com/2017/03/10/scotland-politics-second-independence-referendum-inevitable/
http://politicoscope.com/2017/03/10/scotland-politics-second-independence-referendum-inevitable/#respondFri, 10 Mar 2017 18:00:18 +0000http://politicoscope.com/?p=59844Nicola Sturgeon said Scotland could hold an independence vote in late 2018, just months before the United Kingdom is due to leave the European Union.

]]>http://politicoscope.com/2017/03/10/scotland-politics-second-independence-referendum-inevitable/feed/059844SCOTLAND POLITICS: Scottish Labour Rules Out Platform With Conservatives to Fight Independencehttp://politicoscope.com/2017/02/26/scotland-politics-scottish-labour-rules-out-platform-with-conservatives-to-fight-independence/
http://politicoscope.com/2017/02/26/scotland-politics-scottish-labour-rules-out-platform-with-conservatives-to-fight-independence/#respondSun, 26 Feb 2017 08:00:51 +0000http://politicoscope.com/?p=59118Kezia Dugdale told a meeting at the party conference in Aberdeen she could "not imagine" leading Scottish Labour into a joint campaign with the Conservatives like the 2014 "Better Together" campaign which defended the union, a Scottish Labour official said.

]]>http://politicoscope.com/2017/02/26/scotland-politics-scottish-labour-rules-out-platform-with-conservatives-to-fight-independence/feed/059118SCOTLAND POLITICS: Scottish Government Mulls 2018 Independence Referendumhttp://politicoscope.com/2017/02/24/scotland-politics-scottish-government-mulls-2018-independence-referendum/
http://politicoscope.com/2017/02/24/scotland-politics-scottish-government-mulls-2018-independence-referendum/#respondFri, 24 Feb 2017 08:00:15 +0000http://politicoscope.com/?p=59046Scottish government is increasingly convinced it can win a new independence referendum and is thinking seriously about calling one next year as Britain exits the European Union, sources close to the Scottish government said.

]]>http://politicoscope.com/2017/02/24/scotland-politics-scottish-government-mulls-2018-independence-referendum/feed/059046SCOTLAND POLITICS: West Lothian to Sturgeon: No Haste For New Referendumhttp://politicoscope.com/2017/02/11/scotland-politics-west-lothian-to-sturgeon-no-haste-for-new-referendum/
http://politicoscope.com/2017/02/11/scotland-politics-west-lothian-to-sturgeon-no-haste-for-new-referendum/#respondSat, 11 Feb 2017 09:00:43 +0000http://politicoscope.com/?p=58468Scottish independence supporters in West Lothian have some advice for their First Minister Nicola Sturgeon: bide your time on another referendum.

]]>http://politicoscope.com/2017/02/11/scotland-politics-west-lothian-to-sturgeon-no-haste-for-new-referendum/feed/058468SCOTLAND POLITICS: Support for Scottish Independence Rises: Pollhttp://politicoscope.com/2017/02/08/scotland-politics-support-for-scottish-independence-rises-poll/
http://politicoscope.com/2017/02/08/scotland-politics-support-for-scottish-independence-rises-poll/#respondWed, 08 Feb 2017 21:00:33 +0000http://politicoscope.com/?p=58288Support for Scottish independence rose last month after British Prime Minister Theresa May came out in favour of Britain making a clean break with the European Union, a BMG survey.

]]>http://politicoscope.com/2017/02/08/scotland-politics-support-for-scottish-independence-rises-poll/feed/058288SCOTLAND POLITICS: Scotland Needs Own Immigration Deal Within Brexit: Committee Sayshttp://politicoscope.com/2017/02/06/scotland-politics-scotland-needs-own-immigration-deal-within-brexit-committee-says/
http://politicoscope.com/2017/02/06/scotland-politics-scotland-needs-own-immigration-deal-within-brexit-committee-says/#respondMon, 06 Feb 2017 14:00:06 +0000http://politicoscope.com/?p=58154The ruling Scottish National Party has warned that another secession vote has to be an option if its views are not respected. Scots rejected independence in a 2014 vote.